Nov 7, 2023, the Headlines are: Salmon returns to Alaska’s Bristol Bay are expected to drop to more normal levels next year ! Second Annual Bristol Bay Salmon Week to Take Place at Nearly 50 Restaurants Throughout Puget Sound !

Read what was about to happen and a 2023 update!

bing AI reports:

The Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska has been a controversial topic for over a decade. The proposed open-pit copper and gold mine would have destroyed nearly 3,500 acres of wetlands, lakes, and ponds and 81 miles of salmon streams¹. The mine would have put in jeopardy thousands of American jobs, a cultural tradition of subsistence dating back 10,000 years, and a robust sport-fishing and tourism economy¹. The world’s greatest sockeye salmon run would have been directly impacted¹.

However, in January 2023, following a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision to deny a key permit for the mine, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final determination that protects Bristol Bay waters from becoming a dumping ground for mine waste¹. The EPA cited its authority under Section 404 © of the Clean Water Act in banning mine disposal in the salmon-filled waters¹.

The Pebble Mine project would have had a significant impact on the local economy, both positively and negatively. The Pebble Partnership claims that the mine would have created jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for the region². However, the mine would have also put at risk the livelihoods of those who depend on the salmon industry for their income¹. Source: bing AI

In 2017, The Trump administration is paving the way for the dangerous Pebble Mine—a proposed open-pit, gold and copper mega-mine that would spell disaster for Alaska’s spectacular Bristol Bay wilderness and its world-renowned salmon runs, abundant wildlife, and Native communities.

We need your immediate help to stop this catastrophe-in-the-making before it’s too late.

Take action now: Help stop the Trump administration’s toxic mega-mine and save Bristol Bay from destruction.

More than 65 percent of Alaskans, 80 percent of Bristol Bay residents and Native communities, and 85 percent of commercial fishermen oppose the mine. Why? Because the Bristol Bay watershed:

• Supplies nearly half the world’s sockeye salmon
• Generates $1.5 billion annually, making it the most valuable wild salmon fishery in the world
• Supports 14,000 jobs, including commercial fishers, world-class sports fishers, and Alaska Natives
• Is a beloved tourism spot for individuals and families every summer
• Sustains the culture and traditions of Alaska Natives, including the Yup’ik and Denai’na, two of the last intact, sustainable, salmon-based cultures in the world

After a hard-fought campaign by NRDC and our supporters, along with Alaska Native communities, Bristol Bay residents, commercial fishermen, sportsmen, scientists, and others, the Obama administration proposed common-sense restrictions on this destructive mining scheme because of the obvious environmental risks it would pose.

But Trump’s EPA recently reached a backroom deal with Northern Dynasty Minerals — the Canadian company behind the mine — to reverse those restrictions. It’s a handout to the mining industry at the expense of one of America’s last wild places and its people.

The EPA is accepting public comments until October 17 on its plan to resuscitate the disastrous Pebble Mine.

Tell President Trump and the EPA that the Pebble Mine has NO PLACE in Alaska!
The Pebble Mine — which would produce 10 billion tons of mining waste—jeopardizes all of that. It would turn this unspoiled wilderness into a toxic wasteland for decades to come.

Tell Trump and the EPA that you’re outraged — and you’ll fight this administration every step of the way to slam the door on the Pebble Mine for good.

We must Never forget what trump was about to do!